Day: March 8, 2019

After days and days of consolidation, bitcoin finally managed to break a new high for the first time in almost two weeks. This new high, so far, has been short lived, however, as it was almost immediately sold into by eager bears: Figure 1: BTC-USD, 4-Hour Candles, New High Our current 4-hour candle is seeing a relatively easy retracement after days and days of an upward grind. We managed to close a new high, but it was quickly rejected and, depending on where the currently daily closes, could lead to…

Revolut, a mobile finance and payment application based in the U.K., has launched a service that makes it possible for its clients to “auto-exchange” fiat and digital currencies on its platform. The new feature is intended to make it possible for users to protect themselves against volatilities in the crypto market. Per a company blog post, Revolut users can automatically exchange “fiat currencies, such as the US dollar (USD) to ether (ETH) or bitcoin (BTC), to XRP,” and vice versa, based on a predetermined target rate. Customers can set it…

Hodl Hodl, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it is launching a prediction market on Bitcoin. Slated for launch in the spring of 2019, it would be the first Bitcoin-based prediction market to go live on Bitcoin’s mainnet. A prediction market is a novel application of blockchain technology. The betting platforms allow users to secure odds, futures and outcomes with smart contracts. Two users place funds (traditionally, ether) into a smart contract to bet on futures for any given outcome; when the outcome arrives, the smart contract automatically pays…

In today’s edition of crypto news, we’ll cover OKEX’s latest addition to its customer-to-customer platform and IBM’s new blockchain patents. Crypto news has been a bit slow this week, in regards to big announcements but the two we’ll discuss today should give investors some confidence going into the weekend. OKEx Adds TRON (TRX) to C2C Platform OKEx, the world’s fourth-largest cryptocurrency exchange by 24-hour trade volume, announced the addition of TRON (TRX) to its Customer-to-Customer platform on Wednesday. Tron (TRX) is now available on our C2C market! Deposit/Trade in our C2C market…

US prosecutors have arrested one leader of the OneCoin project for stealing billions from investors through the alleged pyramid scheme. Ruja Ignatova and Konstantin Ignatov have been indicted by the State of New York for wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering. Ignatov was arrested this week, however, Ignatova remains at large. The pair defrauded investors out of “billions of dollars” using fake cryptocurrency. OneCoin Prosecutors are calling the OneCoin project a pyramid scheme whereby members work on a commissions basis and try to recruit other members to the project.…

Ripple prices in range mode Fuzzy regulations impede XRP adoption. Transactions volumes drop, prices dip As long as there is doubt on XRP status, financial institutions, as well as processors, will steer clear. Until then, Ripple (XRP) prices will be in range mode trading within tight trade channels with caps at 34 cents. Ripple Price Analysis Fundamentals By design, the Ripple network is in place to cater to the needs of the more than 15,000 individual banks. Their scope is broad but slowed down by institutions not ready to “experiment”…

Bitcoin prices up 1.6 percent FCA Research paints crypto-asset owners as greedy Transaction volumes low, drive above $4,500 must be high-volume. The UK’s FCA research concludes that Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-asset investors are here for the money. Meanwhile, prices are stagnant, and as accumulation continues, the next feasible target will be $4,500. Bitcoin Price Analysis Fundamentals The open source nature of blockchain projects means anyone can plug in, mine, contribute code or do whatever they wish for the sole to strengthen the network. Unfortunately, this is also an open door…

Cardano price stable but bullish Development and consequent release of Cardano 1.5 test-net positive Average volumes low, pumps must be accompanied by volumes above 210 million Project Shelly is on the horizon thanks to Cardano 1.5. That means an improved consensus protocol that could possibly drive Cardano (ADA) above 4.5 cents towards 6 cents. Cardano Price Analysis Fundamentals That Cardano is special is true. The evidence is littered all over the inter-webs, and as they continue to research, their priority is not on speed but quality. While they admit that…

Alistair Milne, the chief investment officer at Atlanta Digital Currency Fund, has said that the block reward halving of Bitcoin could push the price of the dominant cryptocurrency to massive gains in the next 12 months. Why Block Reward Halving is a Fundamental Driver of Bitcoin Price The Bitcoin price should receive a major boost from the halving next year. | Source: Yahoo Finance A block reward halving in Bitcoin is referred to as the mechanism that decreases the amount of Bitcoin generated by miners after mining a block. On…

Throughout the past several days, Bitcoin has remained relatively stable at $3,900. The stability of BTC has led crypto tokens to record massive spikes in the range of 10 to 100 percent. Enjin Coin, for instance, the native cryptocurrency of a gaming-focused blockchain network called Enjin, surged by 100 percent at its daily peak following its partnership with Samsung. Enjin Coin Daily Chart (Source: Coinmarketcap.com) ICON, the most valuable blockchain project in South Korea, recorded a 15 percent gain within a 24-hour span. Alternative cryptocurrencies tend to perform strongly when…

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